Cold Wars 2025

WW2 PACIFIC NAVAL OPS: “PRELUDE to HELL” (IWO #1)

Join Tom & Pete for this fast-action-event: Despite having complete air & naval supremacy, dozens of carriers, battleships, and thousands of USN & USMC aircraft, this massive USN FLEET still lost dozens of “amphibious-force” ships, one carrier sunk, and 2 carriers seriously damaged (one out permanently). Can you do better? FAST playing Operational Level Wargame of this desperate struggle where “ANYTHING could happen.” Paying Honor, Respect & Tribute to the US NAVY & Marine Corps of WW2.

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WW2 PACIFIC NAVAL OPERATIONS: “PRELUDE to HELL” (IWO)

Join Tom & Pete for this fast-action-event:
Despite having complete air & naval supremacy, dozens of carriers, battleships, and thousands of USN & USMC aircraft, this massive USN FLEET still lost dozens of “amphibious-force” ships” … one carrier sunk, and 2 carriers seriously damaged (one out permanently). Can you do better?

Engage in a fast playing Operational Level Wargame of this desperate struggle where “ANYTHING Could happen.”

Paying Honor, Respect & Tribute to the US NAVY & Marine Corps of WW2.
Start each session with a Commemoration & ending with a Memorial.

SPONSORED BY THE MINIATURE BUILDING AUTHORITY & BRIGADE GAMES.

* PLEASE * GO VISIT our Sponsors & THANK THEM!

ALL are invited to participate in ALL of our WW2 80th Anniversary Events at COLD WARS’25 in “THE HALSEY ROOM.” (See program).

LIST OF WARGATOR EVENTS

—- FRIDAY @ CW’25:

• Fri 10am: IWO JIMA HELL #1

• Fri: 10am: PACIFIC NAVAL OPS: PRELUDE TO IWO (HELL)

• Fri 3pm BULGE BREAKTHROUGH (a)

• Fri 5pm: IWO JIMA - WarCollege Presentation

• Fri 8pm: IWO JIMA APEX: SURIBACHI (ph. 2)

• Fri 8pm: WW2 PAC NAVAL OPS APEX

—- SATURDAY:

• Sat 10am: IWO JIMA CLIMAX #3

• Sat 10am: IWO-JIMA NAVAL CLIMAX (3)

• Sat 3pm: BULGE CLIMAX (b)

• Sat 5pm: BULGE War-College Presentation

• Sat 7pm ICE STATION ZEBRA

• Sat 7pm COLD WAR NAVAL OPS

[SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD & medal to those who Attend the most games/sessions, or help us GM.]

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Also… ~EXAMPLE~ Check out our WW2 D-Day 80th Anniversary MEGA GAME: